Chords for The Drifters - Santa Claus Got The Blues

Tempo:
82.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Cm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Drifters - Santa Claus Got The Blues chords
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[G] [F]
[C]
[G] [C] I dreamed [Gm] last night it was Christmas Eve [Gm] I met Santa hitchhiking he was down on his
knees [G] got in my [C] car I could see [Bb] it was crying he [G] said I ain't been so hard [C] since 1929
I'm as [Cm]
blue as I [D] can [Eb] be [Cm]
oh [G] Santa's got to make it [Dm]
cause the whole world is counting
[C] on me now wait a minute [G] he [C] [Gm] said the toy makers are on strike [C] I don't have enough toys it's
gonna be a sad Christmas for some of these little girls and boys I got to make some time
up I've [D] been traveling by day you see [A] Rudolph's nose went out he [Dm] couldn't see the wind [Cm] I got
[Gm] [Cm]
[G] to make [F]
some [C]
[G] [C] [A] [C]
time [A]
[F] [C] [F]
up I've [Cm] been traveling by day you see Rudolph's nose went [Gm] [Em] [G] [F]
[C]
[G] out he couldn't
see [D]
the wind [C]
I got to [C]
[Cm]
make some [G] [Eb] [Cm] time up I've been [G] traveling by day you see Rudolph's nose
went out he couldn't see the wind I got to make some time up I've been traveling by day
cause [F] the whole world is counting [C] on me I [G] got [C] the blues I tell you I'm as blue as I can be
[G] I've got [F] the blues [Dm]
I'm as weary as I [C] can be
[G] [Dm]
[Cm] [C] [F]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning The Drifters - Santa Claus chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, F, C, G, F, G and C. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] I dreamed [Gm] last night it was Christmas Eve [Gm] I met Santa hitchhiking he was down on his
knees _ [G] got in my [C] car I could see [Bb] it was crying he [G] said I ain't been so hard [C] since 1929
I'm as [Cm] _ _ _ _
blue as I [D] can [Eb] be _ _ [Cm] _
oh _ [G] Santa's got to make it [Dm]
cause the whole world is counting
[C] on me _ now wait a minute [G] he _ [C] [Gm] said the toy makers are on strike [C] I don't have enough toys it's
gonna be a sad Christmas for some of these little girls and boys I got to make some time
up I've [D] been traveling by day you see [A] Rudolph's nose went out he [Dm] couldn't see the wind [Cm] I got _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [G] to make _ _ [F] _
some _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [C]
time _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ up I've [Cm] been traveling by day you see Rudolph's nose went [Gm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ out he couldn't
see _ [D] _ _ _ _
the wind _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ I got to [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
make some _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] time _ up I've been [G] traveling by day you see Rudolph's nose
went out he couldn't see the wind I got to make some time up I've been traveling by day
cause [F] the whole world is counting [C] on me _ I [G] got [C] the blues _ I tell you I'm as blue as I can be
[G] I've _ _ got [F] the blues _ [Dm] _
I'm as weary as I [C] can be _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Christmas All-Stars album.

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